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The Hirschenkogel and the Sonnwendstein seen from BreitensteinH.-P.Haack · CC BY 3.0

What to do · Semmering

Skiing at the Semmering Hirschenkogel

Skiing · 14 km of pistes, 13 floodlit at night · day lift pass €59.50 · an hour from Vienna by train

InformationFrom €59 per person per day
From
€59 per person per day
Duration
7 h
Season
Late November to March, depending on snow; the 2026/27 dates have not yet been published
Who it's for
Skiers of all levels; school and rental at the foot of the pistes

The Hirschenkogel, above the village of Semmering, is the ski resort closest to Vienna: about 14 km of pistes, blue, red and black, of which 13 are floodlit for night skiing, and a piste where a World Cup race is run. The day lift pass for winter 2026/27 costs €59.50 (children, €30) and the night pass, €51. There is a ski school and two equipment rental shops at the foot of the pistes. The 2026/27 dates have not yet been published; for reference, last winter it opened in late November and closed in mid-March, from 9:00 to 16:00 and with night skiing from 18:00 to 21:00 several days a week. From Semmering train station you have to go up to the village by bus or taxi.

As a familyWith teenagers

Opening hours and prices can change: check them before you go.

Round off the plan

Where to eat, where to stay and what else to do

To eat nearby

Tables laid in white in the Grand View dining room© Sporthotel SemmeringA four-course menu with a mountain view

Grand View, the Sporthotel restaurant

Restaurant · Semmering · €€€€

What to order: the evening four-course menu; on Saturdays, with live music.

Every day from 12:00 to 21:00 · In low season it may close some days
The Löffler house on the Hochstraße, with the terrace of orange parasols© Der LöfflerA home-run café and restaurant, with handmade cakes

Der Löffler

Café · Semmering · €€€€

What to order: a slice of the house cake on the sunny terrace, or breakfast.

May to October, Thursday to Sunday · Closed in November
The Liechtensteinhaus covered in snow at the summit of the Hirschenkogel, with fireworks on New Year's Eve© Semmering Hirschenkogel BergbahnenAt the summit of the Hirschenkogel, at 1,350 m

Panoramarestaurant Liechtensteinhaus

Restaurant · Semmering · €€€€

What to order: something hot from the menu on the terrace after the playground or the last toboggan run.

Open on gondola days · Closed between seasons

To stay nearby

The Sporthotel am Semmering© Sporthotel am SemmeringHotel

Sporthotel am Semmering

At the foot of the gondola · 95 rooms · Indoor pool and sauna

Why we like it: A 95-room hotel at the foot of the Hirschenkogel gondola, with an indoor pool, Finnish sauna, steam bath, gym and the Grand View restaurant. Discount on lift passes.

Der Löffler, in Semmering© Der LöfflerSmall hotel

Der Löffler

Family hotel in the centre · Apartment for six · Parking in the courtyard

Why we like it: A small family hotel on Semmering's Hochstraße, with two-bedroom family rooms, an apartment for six with a kitchen, a balcony facing the Hirschenkogel and parking.